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Wingecarribee Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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The Wingecarribee Dam is an earth and rock-fill embankment dam across the Wingecarribee River, located approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of Bowral in New South Wales, Australia. Completed in 1974 as part of the Shoalhaven Scheme, the resultant reservoir is Wingecarribee Reservoir.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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